Rackets › Compare

adidas Cross IT Carbon CTRL 3.4 vs adidas Metalbone Carbon Ctrl 3.4

Add a racket

The verdict

On paper they play much the same, so price and feel decide.

Better buy now: the Metalbone Carbon Ctrl 3.4. It plays at least as well on paper and costs € 12.00 less in Netherlands.

Same racket, other name: the adidas Metalbone Carbon Ctrl 3.3 has the same specs as the Metalbone Carbon Ctrl 3.4 and costs € 131.90.

Still in doubt? The racket finder checks both against your level, side and arm. Open the racket finder →

How they play

From the Cross IT Carbon CTRL 3.4 to the Metalbone Carbon Ctrl 3.4 you gain and lose little: every trait stays within one point.

Controlabout the same8.08.0
Powerabout the same4.04.0
Comfortabout the same7.57.5
Handlingabout the same5.05.0
Forgivenessabout the same7.57.5

Cross IT Carbon CTRL 3.4Metalbone Carbon Ctrl 3.4Line = the average of all rackets

Where the specs differ

Head size
Not published
485 cm²
Handle
Power Extra Grip
Not published
Frame
6K carbon
Octagonal Structure
Show all specs (8 the same)
Launched
2025
2025
Shape
Round
Round
Weight
360 to 375 g
360 to 375 g
Balance
Even according to the brand
Even according to the brand
Face
6K carbon
6K carbon
Core
EVA Soft Performance
EVA Soft Performance
Thickness
38 mm
38 mm
Surface
Spin Blade Decal
Spin Blade Decal

Reviews and videos

No review site has tested both yet. Reviews of the Cross IT Carbon CTRL 3.4: 0. Of the Metalbone Carbon Ctrl 3.4: 0.

Often mentioned in video reviews

Cross IT Carbon CTRL 3.4

No summarised videos yet.

Metalbone Carbon Ctrl 3.46 videos
  • Easy to handle 5×
  • Good control 4×
  • Comfortable, little vibration 2×
  • Good in defence 2×
  • Good at the net 2×
  • Lacks power 4×
  • Harder to handle 2×
Cross IT Carbon CTRL 3.4: reviews and videos →Metalbone Carbon Ctrl 3.4: reviews and videos →

Or a third racket in between

adidasAdipower Ctrl 3.3

Better where both are weak: power 5 against 4 and 4, and otherwise close to the two.

€ 154.00Compare all three →

Was this page useful?